The Indian Ocean in World History

by Edward A. Alpers

Book Overview

The Indian Ocean remains the least studied of the world's geographic regions. Yet there have been major cultural exchanges across its waters and around its shores from the third millennium B.C.E. to the present day. Historian Edward A. Alpers explores the complex issues involved in cultural exchange in the Indian Ocean Rim region over the course of this long period of time by combining a historical approach with the insights of anthropology, art history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195337875
• ISBN13: 9780195337877
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"